ToquiNotes

Posted on September 23, 2023

Many know Scott Faris from his days at Bridgeport High School before he graduated in 2004 and left the area to pursue...

Posted on September 16, 2023

It had been a good day. Earlier, at 7 a.m. to be exact on Sept. 13, 2020, Jimmy Malfregeot had met up wi...

Posted on September 09, 2023

There is not a movie for what happened, and with all due respect to Miracle on 34th Street, there was a miracle here i...

Posted on September 02, 2023

I was reminded Wednesday just how lucky we folks here in North Central West Virginia in general and Harrison County in...

Posted on August 26, 2023

If it is an occupational hazard, then perhaps the word “hazard” needs to take on a new meaning. At least it does in th...

Posted on August 19, 2023

Jeovanna Comer is no stranger to surprises that come with the education system. She has been around long enough to kno...

Posted on August 12, 2023

Children are inherently good. And if they are brought up right, that goodness will shine. Nostalgia is s...

Posted on August 05, 2023

It’s been a few years, almost 15 of them, since Kenny Edwards walked the halls at Bridgeport High School as a student....

Posted on July 29, 2023

It’s not unusual for North Central West Virginia Airport Director Rick Rock and Deputy Director Shawn Long to have lun...

Posted on July 22, 2023

A few months ago, I blogged about public schools and the lost sport of dodgeball. While I knew it would draw some nost...

Posted on July 15, 2023

Whenever a new principal is named at a school, there are often concerns from the community whether that individual wil...

Posted on July 08, 2023

I am not sure of the closing date and, for that matter, I am not sure of when it opened. All I know for sure I was the...

Posted on July 01, 2023

Back when Jeff Smell was a student at Bridgeport High School, he probably was not thinking too much about if would lea...

Posted on June 24, 2023

It’s not really much of a surprise when I hear it and, to be honest, I do it myself. Here it is, roughly 35 years or longe...

Posted on June 17, 2023

She was the greeter. The face of the school. The frontline, so to speak. For decades, primarily at Bridg...

From the Bench: John Wilfong Sees Ironma...

It is not as if Bridgeport’s John Wilfong has never seen a busy schedule. After all, the 2015 graduate of Bridge...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Local Attraction Series ...

Just on the edge of Bridgeport is an attraction appropriately named Edge of Town Farm Market. Open annually in May, the ma...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Library has New Touch of ...

If you have visited our Children’s Library recently, you may have noticed something new adorning our walls! Arti...

Posted by Savanna Draper
The Grapevine: Canning for Winter, Veget...

Well, the Queen cupboard is getting full in preparation for winter. I have canned six pints of fried peppers to...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: State Tragedy Subject of Alu...

Many know Scott Faris from his days at Bridgeport High School before he graduated in 2004 and left the area to pursue...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Why Bridgeport? City Doesn't Need Sherlo...

How are your detective skills? Do you have a keen eye for detail? Does your memory retain copious amounts of data and info...

Posted by Jon Griffith
Outside the Tribe: Colors Don't Define T...

I’ve been fortunate enough to be present for a lot of the Bridgeport matchups with Fairmont Senior through the years...

Posted by Chris Johnson